| Main Entry: |
mala fide
[mah-lah fee-de; English mey-luh fahy-dee] Show IPA/ˈmɑlɑ ˈfidɛ; English ˈmeɪlə ˈfaɪdi/ Show Spelled
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| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
insincere |
| Synonyms: |
ambidextrous, backhanded,
deceitful,
deceptive,
devious,
disingenuous, dissembling, dissimulating,
double, double-dealing,
duplicitous,
evasive, faithless,
fake*,
false,
hollow,
hypocritical, left-handed,
lying,
mendacious,
perfidious,
phony,
pretentious, put-on, shifty,
slick*,
sly*,
snide, two-faced, unfaithful,
untrue, untruthful
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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